Deja Vu

cRITIC

Na Wei

TEAM

Kai Chen, Ria Zhang, Shane Bugni, Ebbi Boehm

Deja Vu is best described as a sum of many parts. Found objects such as a trash can, chess piece, pinecone, and observed architectural components are arranged to create a unified whole. The basic contours of the assemblage are extracted from silhouettes of the human body. Using these outlines, the voided space is extruded and then encased with the object poche, enabling and encouraging specific movements through the pavilion. As one approaches Deja Vu from a distance, the individual objects blur together as a singular structure. Closer inspection brings the common objects into focus, revealing a space which is uncannily familiar.